Improvement in baltng-presses



P. F. CORNELL, Jr.

BALING PRESS.

NQJLELZGL` Patented June 20,718.65.

UNITED STATES.

APATENT FFIQL IMPROVEMENT IN BALlNG-PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,261 dated June 20, 1865.

To all whom 'it may concern l g Be it known that I, FREDERICK F. GOR- NELL, Jr., ofthe city of New York, in the county and State of N ew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling- Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making-part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a means for attaching the levers of a press to the traveling sides and follower in a strong and reliable manner; (I will here remark that the traveling sides form'the subject, of an ap-.

plication I now have pending in the Patent Oiiice;) also, to provide a means whereby the b'eater may be held firmly in position to serve as a head-block to the press; also, to provide a means for automatically holding the traveling sides, and consequently the follower at any desired point-.during the operation of pressing should it be necessary or desirable to do so.

My invention consists, iirst, in securing to the traveling sides staples or eyes capable of receiving through them and through'an eye in the shank of the levers a suitable bolt, and

in attaching to the said bolt, or its equivalent,

two rods which pass down the ends of the'press and are secured to the follower second, in the employment or use of pawls so arranged on` the top of the beater that they will remain out of gear during the beating operation, but will automatically catch into recesses in a suitable rack provided for the" purpose inthe framin g of the press, and thus hold the beaterin place for a head-block, against which to press the hay or other substance in the press-box third, in the employment or use of acam so-arran ged on the traveling sides or-i'ollower that it will bear against the posts of the frame and 'prevent a sudden descent of the follower, but will not interfere with its ascent.

In the accompanying drawings, Figu rc l is a side 'elevation of a beater baling-press. Fig. 2 is an end View of the same, showing the manner inwhich I attach the levers to the traveL,

, for the last time before being used as ai4 headblock. y Fig. 4 is a plan or top view ofthe same.

Fig. 5. is an end view of a portion of a press showin g the cam I employ for holding the traveiing sides, and consequently the follower from falling during the pressing operation, should I) D are the levers, and au are the radii of a toggle-joint. To the lower end of the levers D D are attached the ropes or chains in the usual manner for operating the follower for the purpose of compressing the bale. These parts are all of the ordinary or any suitable construction.

In the travelingsidesE E a suitable distance from their top, are driven .two staples or eyes, b b, sufficiently far apart to admit between them the end of the lever which has an eye, c, in its shank, capable of receiving through it and the staples or eyes aforesaid afulcrum-pin, d,for securing them together. -0n each side of the shank of the lever and between the staples 1 b there are hung rods or bars e e, which rods extend down the ends of the press and are connected and secured irml y to the follower B, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. These rods are sufficiently strong to bear any strain upon them through the levers D necessary for drawing the follower to compress a bale as compactly as possible.

Reference may now be had to Figs. 3 and 4 0f the drawings, which show the manner I adoptfor holding the beater in place when it is desired to use it for a head-block.

F F represent two standards'arran ged on top near the center of the libeater and trans.- versely therewithband secured gto it in any suitable manner. On the innerfaces of these standards there is formed'a groove which serves proper length of the same between said crossbeam G- and the point ot' attachment to the ratchets, and the beater is raised, as hereinafter fully shown. On this cross-beam ,there are formed lugs or proiectionsf, witha notchcut in their faces for receiving a detent-rod, j", which is hingrd to the sides ot' the standards F F, and operated by a lever, g, which throws it into or out of gear, as may be desired, and retains it in such position by means of notches which engage with a peg, h, suitably arranged for that purpose, all of which is clearly shown in the Figs. 3A and 4 referred to.

H H are the pawls (four in number) which are hinged in a suitable manner near each end of the beater on the top thereof, and connected with the cross-beam G by rods t', as shown clearly in the tigures referred to. These pawls have their faces orends beveled, so as the more surely to catch into the racks I I provided for that'purpose.- These racks I I' are set into the upright posts A. The racks I are stationary and have several teeth cut into them suitable for detaining the pawls at the proper time. The racks I are, more correctly speaking, adjustable slides having but one tooth, which,in shape, corresponds with the teeth of the racks I. The slides I are removable, andV can be used or not, as desired, and when so removed and not used the racks I will regulate the density of the material pressed, giving to each bale a corresponding density, since ,the compressing ibrce of the beater at its last blow and after the pawls are thrown ont will carry it to such a point that at its rebound the pawls will catch insome. oneof the notches or teeth of the rack -I according tothe amount and kind of substance or materialto be pressed. When, however, the slides l are used their office is this: Oftentimes it is very desirable to have all the bales of exactly the same size, as they can be better stored fortransportation, a few inchesdiiference in anydimension of a bale often making considerable objection for storing. Now, these slides I may be so adjusted as to compel all the pawls, as the beater rebounds after the laststroke, to 4catch in particular and corresponding notches in thetracks I, and as the teeth in the rack I in a full-sized press will be several inches apart, the advantage of this slide I which isremovable and adjustable by means of the screw-pins j are apparent. The lracks I do not depend solely on their position in the postsl or frame of the press for security againstdisplacement. A rod, z, (shown in Fig. 3,) is run through each ofthem and secured to the bottom of the press. These enable the racks 'so held to bear, without liability of displacement, any pressure that may be brought against them by the beater through the medium of the pawls H H. The rods .e also serve to strengthen the whole fra-mevorl of the press, as will be readily unders oo i ,Reference .may now be had' to.I1g.,5,y J n -the press, one such being provided for each side. lhe said cam is so shaped and arranged A as to permit the traveling sides E to rise freely,

but so as to prevent the sa :ne from descending unless it be thrown out of place for that purpose. vA spring, l, is arranged above this cam for forcing back the same after it has been held out of place by the string m, being fastenedto the peg n especially for that purpose, as clearly. shown in Fig. 5. This cam may be affixed to the side, as hereinbefore shown, or to the follower itself, and secure the same result, as will be readily seen.

The operation of the press, so far as affected by my improvements, is as follows: The quantity of hay intended for the bale is fed in the press and packed by the beater, inl the usual way. Now. just as the beater is `being raised for its lastdescent, the detent-rodf is thrown out of the notches in the projectionsfand the beater is drawn up, (the position ot' the parts i being shown in red on the Fig. 3.) The beater descends and rebounds, andthe pawls, now falling against the posts A, slide up and sink into the recesses intended for. their reception in the rack I. The beater is now firmly held and at once becomes the head-block of the press. The levers are then drawnv down in the stance or material to be pressed up against the head-block, and it is-compressed into the bale' and bound in the usual or any manner. Now, A during vthe operation of pressing, should any thing break, or should the power operating theI press suddenly slacken from any cause, the follower is prevented from falling by means of the cam J.

Thus it will be seen that I provide a safe and strong fastening for the levers to the traveling sides and follower; that I provide a reliable and automatic arrangement for holding theA beater in placeto makev it serve as a headblock tothe press', rthat I provide ameans for regulating the size, or, if preferred, the density of the bale; th at I provide a means for retaining the follower in its place should anyaccidental orintentional relaxation or stoppage occur during the operation ot' pressing, all of which are of great utility and adv.'antage.A

I do not confine myself to the precise details as herein described, v

What I claim asmy invention, and desire to I secure by Letters Patent, is-

- 1. Connecting the levers D to the sliding sides E and follower B, by means of the staples or eyes b b and fulcrum-pin d and rods e e, or their equivalents, substantially as herein described.

' 2. The pawls H, arranged so as to hold the beater in place to serve as a head-block for the press.

3. lhc racks and slides I in combination with the paw-1s H, as and for the purpose specified.

4. The standards F F and cross-beam G, in combination with. the rod h and pzmwls H, arranged to operate substantially as described.

5. The Vdeten'lrod j", inl combination with the projection j aud standards F F, substantidly as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.

6. yThe cam J, in combination with t-he traveling sides E and post A, substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

F. F. CORNELL, J R.

Witnesses:

E. M. WIGHT, M. M. LivINGsToN. 

